Fang Wood Standing Figure

Title

Fang Wood Standing Figure

Subject

Fang People (The Republic of the Gabon)

Description

The social organization of the Fang people is structured around the family and individulas having common ancestry. Each family possessed a reliquary box referred to as a Byen, and this box was kept by the eldest man in the family known as Esa. Southern Fang sculptures have a compact body. This figure would be placed on a cylindrical bark box with the hands to the front to serve as a guardian.

Source

Fang People (Rosen)

Files

Capture.PNG

Citation

“Fang Wood Standing Figure,” Virtual AARLCC, accessed May 2, 2024, https://browardcountylibrary.omeka.net/items/show/81.